Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent

I’m not a person who can complete express his/her feeling though words, but I’m trying. The first shot I will give a try to tell others about the movie I watched.

Actually, I’m falling with Satoshi’s animation world. Satoshi Kon (今敏) had directed many famous animation. However, the one got my eyes is the newest released film, Paprika. Before this one, I only had seen Millennium Actress and Tokyogodfathers. I also like these two, but not crazy about them until I watched Paprika. I always like Kon’s way to blur fantasy and reality; in deep, I think, in Paprika, he made this point more obvious. Especially when I saw the scene of Paprika standing in front of Chiba. (Paprika is Chiba’s alter-ego, a persona she assumes in the dream world for curing psychiatric patients outside of the research facility.) Oh~I have to mention about the crazy parade, which present as people’s demented dream, is so colorful and worthy to see it as a art piece.

Later on, my friend tells me about Kon’s another work: Paranoia Agent. I haven’t finished the whole series, but I really love them. It's also a psychological thriller. The story revolves around a mysterious boy who has been attacking desperate people. I’m very impress by all episodes I have seen; such as the title of Paranoia Agent, every character is standing in a state of chaos, but the audiences can see a weird, laughing beam on their faces. I consider Kon’s anima expose the conflict of people, and the phenomenon of this aberrant society. http://www.paranoiaagent.com/#